Foreign Holders of US Treasuries

Major foreign holders of U.S. Treasury securities at the end of January. Foreigners held $1.96 trillion of the $4.43 trillion in U.S. debt that was publicly traded. Here are the countries with the largest holdings, according to a monthly report from the Treasury Department:

Japan: $701.6 billion
Mainland China: $194.5 billion.
United Kingdom: $163.0 billion
Caribbean banking centers including the Bahamas and Bermuda: $92.5 billion
South Korea: $67.7 billion
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: $64.7 billion
Taiwan: $59.2 billion
Germany: $57.1 billion
Hong Kong: $52.9 billion
Switzerland: $50 billion
Canada: $43.4 billion
Mexico: $41.1 billion
Luxembourg: $29.3 billion
Singapore: $27.6 billion
Ireland: $21.0 billion

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